Zip Comics (1940) #47

Archie 1940–1944 series Cover date Jul 1944

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

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About this issue

Zip Comics #47 (1940) is issue #47 of Archie's Zip Comics (1940–1944), with a cover date of July 1944. Written by Ed Goggin and drawn by Virginia Drury, Bill Vigoda and Clem Weisbecker.

Creators

Writer: Ed Goggin
Pencillers: Virginia Drury, Bill Vigoda, Clem Weisbecker
Inkers: Virginia Drury, Pen Shumaker, Bill Vigoda
Cover artist: Harry Sahle

The stories

“The Strange Case of the Timid Corpse”

McGinty takes a injured lady to the hospital and is standing guard over her big diamond, the Koh-Noor, worth 50.000 dollars. It disappears, sewn into another patient by the crooked surgeon.

Ginger is reading in her diary about her first date with Tommy.

“Red Rube and el Tornado”

The ambassador in Mexico and his whole staff comes down with the measles, and Red Rube is sent down to smooth things over.

“The Case of the Talking Dog”

A ventriloquist has killed a man for cheating him for years.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.